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DIALOG KnowledgeBase

Last Loaded on Web: Thursday, May 01, 2008

Last Update To Bluesheet: January 12, 2006

Bluesheet Contents     PDF version

File Description Dialog File Data Geographic Coverage Terms and Conditions Additional Indexes Rank
Subject Coverage Database Content Special Features Sample Record Limit Predefined Format Options
Tips Document Types Indexed Contact Basic Index Sort Rates


File Description [top]

DIALOG KnowledgeBase is a reference file that provides answers to many frequently asked questions about Dialog's family of products and services. Produced by all three Dialog Knowledge Centers in Cary, London, and Sydney, KnowledgeBase draws from the extensive expertise of Product, Technical, and Subject Specialists from around the globe. The file is updated biweekly and is regularly monitored for errors and out-of-date information.

KnowledgeBase complements other value-added files on DIALOG such as DialIndex (411), DIALOG Bluesheets (415), and the DIALOG Finder Files including Product Name (413), Journal Name (414), and Company Name (416). Search KnowledgeBase for easy access to product and file information, search tips, and training materials.

KnowledgeBase entries originate from a wide variety of sources including product and file documentation, training materials, information providers, and Dialog staff. Many are original entries written by Knowledge Center staff, Product Managers, or Content Specialists in response to customer inquiries. The file is designed to help users quickly find answers to such questions as:

  • How can I locate a list of the top pharmaceutical drugs?
  • How can I find a list of patent country and kind codes?
  • How does Dialog's ERA redistribution/archive feature work?
  • How can I convert tabular output data to Microsoft Excel format?
  • How can I get a list of journals indexed in a file?

KnowledgeBase is also searchable using a specially developed custom search form available on Dialog's corporate Web site at http://support.dialog.com/.



Tips [top]

USE FILE 418

to find answers to questions about Dialog databases, products, and services.

USE /TI,LP

to search for words about your topic of interest.

SEND EMAIL

to knowledgebase@dialog.com to provide feedback on this database to the Knowledge Center.



Subject Coverage [top]

  • System Features
  • Product and Technical Support Notes
  • New Product Release Notes
  • File Documentation
  • Removed Files or Content
  • Training Materials
  • Search Solutions
  • Search Tips
  • Frequently-Asked Questions



Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: Current
File Size: 1,091 records as of January 2006
Update Frequency: Biweekly


Database Content [top]

  • Complete Text Records


Document Types Indexed [top]

  • Databases


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • International


Geographic Restrictions [top]

  • None


Special Features [top]

  • ERA Available
  • DIALOG Alert Available


Contact [top]

DIALOG KnowledgeBase is produced by The Dialog Knowledge Center. All questions concerning file content should be directed to:

Dialog
The Knowledge Center
11000 Regency Parkway, Suite 10
Cary, NC 27511

Telephone: 919-462-8600
800 Line: 800-334-2564
Fax: 919-468-9890
E-Mail: knowledgebase@dialog.com


Terms and Conditions [top]

DIALOG KnowledgeBase is a trademark of Dialog.

No special terms or conditions


Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


SAMPLE RECORD [top]

    DIALOG(R)File 418:KnowledgeBase 
    (c) 2004 Dialog. All rts. reserv. 
     
    0006000664 
  /TI  Understanding  PROCESSING  STOPPED  Error  Messages  in  Dialog  Databases, 
     Including TRADEMARKSCAN (R) 
  PD=  October 14, 2003 
     
  /DE  Dialog 
     
  /LP  Truncated  searches  which  exceed Dialog system capacities will generate a 
    PROCESSING STOPPED error message. 
     
  /TX  When truncating, a set is created from retrieval up to and 
    including the specified term. The PROCESSING STOPPED message warns that 
    results are incomplete. The following is an example of a search that 
    resulted in a PROCESSING STOPPED error message: 
         ? S ALK? 
           >>>Processing for ALK? stopped after ALKOXYSOLANE 
     
    To continue processing, enter a SELECT statement that will resume 
    processing at the point where the processing stopped and continue 
    processing through the end of the index. The following SELECT statement 
    is an example of how to continue processing when limits occur: 
         ? S ALKOXYSOLANE:ALK9999 
     
    To complete the search, be sure to combine the results of each set 
    using OR. 
         ? S S1 OR S2 
     
    The truncation maximum is 2,000 terms when using a colon to define a 
    range. 
     
    In the TRADEMARKSCAN (R) databases, PROCESSING STOPPED error messages 
    may be encountered when searching short or common character strings in 
    the Rotated Trademark Index (TR=).  The  following example shows a 
    PROCESSING STOPPED error message in the Rotated Trademark Index: 
         ? S TR=MI? 
           >>>File 226 processing for TR=MI? stopped at TR=MITHCOT@ 
     
    The following SELECT statement is an example of how to continue 
    processing when limits occur while searching in the Rotated Trademark 
    Index: 
         ? S TR=MITHCOT@:MI9999 
         ? S S1 OR S2 
     
  FI=  FILES: 126, 127, 225, 226, 227, 228, 246, 657, 658, 659, 661, 662, 663, 669, 
    671, 672, 673, 675, 677, 678, 679, 680, 681, 682 
  /DE  DESCRIPTORS:  ERROR MESSAGES; SEARCH SYNTAX; SYSTEM LIMITATIONS; TRADEMARKS 
                  - WORLDWIDE 
    AREA: Intellectual Property Search Related 
  SO=  SOURCE: Dialog Pocket Guide; Reinwald Joe, Technical Support; Forbes Susan, 
    Project Bureau Manager 
  AV=  AVAILABILITY: external 
     
     
     
     
    DIALOG(R)File 418:KnowledgeBase 
    (c) 2004 Dialog. All rts. reserv. 
     
    0006000712 
  /TI  Pre-Exploded Terms in Medline (Files 154, 155) 
  PD=  January 15, 2004 
     
  /DE  Dialog 
     
    Pre-explodes  are  large categories of narrower terms (usually 100 or more) 
    that  are  used  together  in  searches.  These  large categories have been 
    pre-exploded  to  speed  up  the  processing.  In the MeSH thesaurus, these 
    categories  have  a  large black dot in front of the descriptor. These same 
    categories have been pre-exploded on Dialog. Pre-exploded categories can be 
    searched  with an exclamation mark (S NEOPLASMS!), but processing is faster 
    if the descriptor code is used with only an ending period (S DC=C4.). 
     
  FI=  FILES: 154, 155 
  /DE  DESCRIPTORS: BIOMEDICAL; FILE SPECIFIC SEARCH TIPS 
    AREA: Science Search Related 
  SO=  SOURCE:  Medline  FAQs (http://library.dialog.com/faq/medline.shtml); 
    Rogers Hannah, Subject Specialist 
  AV=  AVAILABILITY: external 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None All Basic Index Fields Word S TRUNCATED(S)RETRIEVAL
/DE DE Descriptor Word
& Phrase		 S BIOMEDICAL/DE
S ERROR MESSAGES/DE
/LP LP Lead Paragraph Word S SYSTEM(W)CAPACIT?/LP
/TI TI Title Word S PROCESSING(2W)MESSAGES/TI
/TX TX Text Word S SELECT(W)STATEMENT/TX


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX		 DISPLAY
CODE		 FIELD NAME
 INDEXING
 SELECT EXAMPLES
AA= AZ DIALOG Accession Number Phrase S AA=6000664
AV= AV Availability Phrase S AV=EXTERNAL
FI= FI File Number Phrase S FI=126
S FI=MEDL
LA= LA Language Phrase S LA=ENGLISH
PD= PD Publication Date Phrase S PD=20031014
PY= PY Publication Year Phrase S PY=2003
RT= RT Record Type Phrase S RT=FULLTEXT
SO= SO Source Word
& Phrase		 S SO=(JOE(1N)REINWALD)
S SO=FORBES SUSAN?


LIMIT [top]

Sets and terms may be limited by the following suffixes:


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
FI, PD, PY, TI SORT S2/ALL/TI
PRINT S3/5/1-10/FI


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. RANK DE S3


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

User-defined formats may be specified using the display codes indicated in the Search Options tables. TYPE S3/TI,SO/1-5


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Full Record except Text
3 Medium Title, Publication Date, Lead Paragraph, Source, and Indexing
4 -- Full Record
5 Long Full Record
6 Free Title and Publication Date
7 -- Full Record
8 Short Title, Publication Date, and Indexing
9 Full Full Record


DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
DIALOG Accession Number TYPE 26586596/5
DISPLAY 26488995/TI
PRINT 26376885/9


Rates [top]

Rates For File: Dialog KnowledgeBase[418]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $0.00
Cost per minute:                   $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $0.00    $0.00
     3    $0.00    $0.00
     4    $0.00    $0.00
     5    $0.00    $0.00
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $0.00    $0.00
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $0.00    $0.00
KWIC95    $0.00       NA
KWIC96    $0.00       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00
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